Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  The Chapmans are happy to be in their new steel house, the only one like it in Cherokee County. 

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent The annual route through town took a little longer than usual since everyone wanted to let the moment linger, with cheers and horns honking, music blaring and eyes watering

Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Logan Massey learned from comedians Lenny Bruce, George Carlin and Richard Pryor.

Bill Belian/Contributing Photographer  Kids pretend to be both emergency personnel and patients in the back of a Prestige Patient Transport vehicle at the Ranger Volunteer Fire Department event Oct. 14. From left are Harper Messer, Shaun Stiles and Elizabeth Watkins, an advanced EMT with Prestige.

Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent It’s hard to miss the larger-than-life Frankenstein that attempts to scare passersby at the Murphy Art Center on the square downtown.

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Snap-on Tools’ annual Family Fun Day was a blast on Oct. 7 for both associates and friends at the plant in Murphy.

Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  Nam Knights Motorcycle Club, with the help of Buck Bald Brewing, had a successful fundraiser on Sept. 23, raising money to help veterans and first-responders who need a service dog. Owners hope to make it an annual event.

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Local artist Ann Miller Woodford’s new exhibit is titled “Black in Black on Black: Making The Invisible Visible.” A reception was held on Oct. 6 at the Andrews Public Library.